Ford FairlaneFord Fairlane was produced from 1955 through 1969. The original body design was the full sized Ford body which started out as a family vehicle and slowly evolved into many different available models and body styles. The exterior paint and trim options, seemed endless with elaborate cloth woven seat covers and a rainbow of paint combinations.
Hello to everyone i am new to the forum and hopefully a new fairlane owner. I am looking at buying a 66-67 fairlane 4 door.70,000 original miles. Great shape, body is mint and frame has one little hole that i will patch. I have worked on cars and trucks and know my way around motors but i am new to ford. It has a 352 with a colum shifter, automatic. I'm looking for what trans could be in there? Is that a good motor? Hp? and if i should keep them in there? I am probley going to switch to a floor shifter. Any help would be great thanks.
The trans is a C-6 which is a good trans. It will take quite a bit of power to hurt it. The 352 isn't bad but you could turn it into a 390. Just bore the block you have. You can make good power from a 390.
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Hey man welcome aboard, I bought a 66 2dr a couple months ago but don't have the time to build it because i'm currently building a 67 4dr with a 302 kinda done up. 427 is right the c6 is a pretty stout trans and done right that 352 could be built sweet. I'm a ford guy til the end and this is just an idea for you but, the availability of parts for 302's and 351's in the aftermarket world is astounding and you could budget build one of those motors and get sick horsepower fairly cheap. Not detering you from doin your setup which is way different and also cool as hell, but you have many options. Your gonna have a sweet setup in the end whatever you decide. I'm gonna run mine wit the 302 for now but i'm building a sweet 351w to slide in her eventually also while tryin to buy a house. Good luck with it and send us some pics man.
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